In article <406B5974.6B919FFA@tkg.ca>, mike@tkg.ca says...
> Alex Threlfall wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm having one or two problems getting my box to resolve names.
> >
> > I've created and chmoded /etc/resolv.conf to read:
> > hostresorder local bind
> > nameserver 192.168.0.102
> > and i've added an entry in /etc/hosts for 192.168.0.102
> > however I get the error:
> > # nslookup cyberprog.net
> > *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.102: Non-existent
> > host/domain
> > *** Default servers are not available
> > # nslookup 192.168.0.102
> > *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.102: Non-existent
> > host/domain
> > *** Default servers are not available
> >
> > Tearing my hair out here! Any ideas?
> > --
> > Alex Threlfall
> > Cyberprog New Media
> > www.cyberprog.net
> > tel - 0870 446 0789
> > fax - 0870 446 1789
>
> What is the IP address and default route of the server?
> There is no need to have the name of the 192.168.0.102 DNS server
> in the hosts file, the first error message you are getting is a
> bit misdirecting. The DNS lookup is not being responded to, so it
> is not getting any information. It reports that it is not
> getting the name back from the DNS server, hence the error.
>
> What do you get from "ping 192.168.0.102"? That should give the
> name from the hosts file.
>
> Mike
>
>
well in the end i sorted it by using the public nameservers rather than
the dns forwarder on the router.

it would appear that despite the entry in the hosts file that it
couldn't resolve the nameserver. the dns forwarder worked fine for the
windows machines on the lan, so that wasn't the problem, and the machine
had a default route to the internet (using the method i described a few
posts down). Hey ho, works now
--
Alex Threlfall
Cyberprog New Media
www.cyberprog.net
tel - 0870 446 0789
fax - 0870 446 1789